Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction

Project Primary Groups

Description

The resources provided by this project will strengthen the NAB and assist the Government to conduct thorough hazard and risk assessment in the urban areas and use the data to inform national land use planning policies including the design of a tsunami warning system for both urban areas.

Objectives

To strengthen urban planning and tsunami preparedness in the main urban areas of Vanuatu through the following specific outcomes; Risk information and risk reduction considerations incorporated in urban planning process and policies; Tsunami warning services strengthened and community access to timely and accurate warnings improved; and A joint National Platform for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation established.

Outcomes

<p>The tsunami warning systems to be installed in Port Vila and Luganville will help the urban population prepare for tsunami. The data collated from the hazard and risk assessment will inform urban planning policies. De multiples systèmes d’alerte Tsunami</p>

Outputs

Activities:

 NDMO National Emergency Operation Centre Equipment and furniture worth ~VT15 Million procured  Work on setting up the Vanuatu Tsunami Warning Centre and partitioning of VMGD building starting soon  Terms of Reference for Risk Mapping and Modelling work drafted and Expression of Interest have been received  Technical Advisory Group for Component 1 already set up  Equipement et Fourniture du Centre Opérationnel National des Urgences du NDMO (~VT15 Million) d’achat  Mise en place du Centre d’Alertes Tsunami du Vanuatu et partitionnement opérationnel du VMGD (~VT17Million)  Terms of Reference pour la Modélisation et la Cartographie des Risques finalisé et Expression d’Intérêts reçu des compagnies ciblées  Groupe Technique d’Experts pour le Composant 1 en place

Actions:

Component 1: Risk Mapping to Support Urban Preparedness and Planning / Composant 1: Cartographie des Risques pour Aider à la Gestion et a la Préparation du Développement Urbain This component will develop hazard and risk models and maps in a scale suitable for urban planning. The exercise will target Port Vila, including the urban extension areas of Mele Bay and Teuma Bay and Luganville. The activity will develop the capacity of the VMGD in geospatial data management and the development of hazard and risk mapping products. Through a consultative process led by the Ministry of Internal Affairs development zones will be established for Port Vila and Luganville capitalizing on the improved risk information. Component 2: Establish a tsunami warning system for Port Vila and Luganville / Composant 2: Etablissement d’un system d’alerte Tsunami pour Port-Vila et Luganville This component will establish an integrated end-to-end tsunami warning systems for the municipality of Port Vila and Luganville as a pilot for the country. Component 2: Establish a tsunami warning system for Port Vila and Luganville / Composant 2: Etablissement d’un system d’alerte Tsunami pour Port-Vila et Luganville This activity will provide technical assistance for the integration of the institutional, policy and legal frameworks relating to DRR and CCA. It further supports mainstreaming of DRR and CCA into sectoral plans and budgets through advocacy and conduct of workshops and conferences.